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January 9, 2025 No Responses

NIMASA, NDLEA To Strengthen Partnership

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking within Nigeria’s maritime domain. This was emphasized during a courtesy visit...

January 9, 2025 No Responses

Chinese Bank Approves $254.76m Loan For Kano-Kaduna Railway

The China Development Bank (CDB) has granted a loan of 245 million euros ($254.76 million) for the construction of the Kano-Kaduna railway project in Nigeria. A statement by the bank on Tuesday said the move was to provide financial support...

January 8, 2025 No Responses

ALGON Boss To FG: Implement LG Autonomy With Caution

The Chairman of the Association of Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria (ALGON), Kebbi State Chapter, Muhammad Ambursa, has revealed that some local government councils across the country would struggle to pay workers’ salaries without state government suppo...

January 8, 2025 No Responses

KPMG Survey: UBA Emerges Top 5 In Customer Experience, SME, Retail Banking, Others

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has Sustained cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the Top 5 banks, in various survey’s segmentation, in the recently released KPMG 2024 West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experie...

January 8, 2025 No Responses

NFF Appoints Eric Chelle As Super Eagles Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. This was reached at its ”meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development S...

January 8, 2025 No Responses

TINUBU’S REMARKS AT THE SWEARING-IN OF PRESIDENT JOHN MAHAMA IN GHANA

It is always good when a friend and brother can visit the home of a close neighbour to celebrate his success and progress with him. We celebrate African Democracy today as Ghana and her beloved people mark the transition from...

January 7, 2025 No Responses

Equity Capital: GTCO Raises N209b In First Phase

Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc has raised N209 billion out of its recent N400.5 billion public offer. GTCO had launched a public offer of 9.0 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N44.5 per share. In a statement...

January 7, 2025 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications For Entrepreneurship Schemes

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the opening of the application portal for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes. It urged aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa to apply for world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refunda...

January 6, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Dismisses 27 Officers for Fraudulent Activities, Misconduct

In its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed twenty seven (27) officers from its workforce in 2024.The officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudul...

January 6, 2025 No Responses

NLNG Seeks Expression Of Interest For Public Relations, Corporate Events

The management of NLNG seeks to establish a corporate events management services contract to support execution of various company business events and other high-level events in the Company’s areas of operation (Bonny, PHC, Lagos, Abuja, and other areas).City...

January 6, 2025 No Responses

SERAP To NNPCL: Account For N825b, $2.5b For Refinery Repairs

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari to “account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825bn and $2.5...

January 6, 2025 No Responses

Man Utd Draw 2-2 At Liverpool To Slow Reds’ Title Charge

A defiant Manchester United held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday but the runaway Premier League leaders moved six points clear at the top of the table. Cody Gakpo cancelled out Lisandro Martinez’s shock opener for United...

January 5, 2025 No Responses

SEC To Intensify Crackdown On Ponzi Schemes In 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has emphasised that protecting investors remains a cornerstone of its mission, assuring that the Commission will intensify efforts to stamp out Ponzi and pyramid schemes while paving the way for legitimate investmen...

January 5, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu To Attend Inauguration Of John Mahama, President-Elect Of Ghana

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday, January 6, for Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect, John Dramani Mahama on January 7.Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana...